In this episode, Kimberly White, Vice President and General Counsel-Compliance at global ingredients company Ingredion shares how she launched an ambitious, enterprise-level E&C meeting series to drive strategic alignment on business integrity. And, she shares how this initiative got its start in Ingredion’s application for World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition, which the company has earned an impressive 11 times. Watch to learn how long it took to make this meeting a reality, how stakeholder-driven strategic planning aligns everyone around business integrity, how this initiative will inform Ingredion’s 2026-2026 planning cycle, a proof point around how Ingredion’s E&C has developed its voice, and how the World’s Most Ethical Companies informs Ingredion’s larger business strategy.
Organizations today face unprecedented pressures: faster business cycles, rising regulatory expectations, and increasingly complex third-party and reputational risks. This session, led by Xapien’s Jessica Denny, explores how to approach the integration of AI into due diligence and compliance processes, helping teams make informed, defensible decisions while maintaining speed and accuracy. Attendees will learn practical frameworks for assessing readiness, gaining buy-in, and moving from one level of maturity to the next—whether you have a homegrown tool, a sophisticated system, or are evaluating AI solutions for the first time.
Ready to peek behind the curtain of a major corporate transformation? Verizon, a global leader in connectivity, recognized that massive growth had created a sprawling, fragmented compliance landscape—one with too many disconnected hands in the investigations pot. Join us for a candid, up-close look at the swift, strategic initiative to centralize and revolutionize the Investigations program that took place between mid-2024 and continues through today.
We’ll walk you through the dynamic phases of our transformation: from consolidating disparate teams into one powerful, consistent unit, to diplomatically reforging partnerships across the company, to self-reflection and re-prioritizing using a brand-new impact scale and centralized reporting. Finally, discover how we’re working to retrain and standardize for ultimate consistency, and how we are revolutionizing the way we do investigations with AI and cutting-edge technology!
Get ready for an intelligent, engaging story about how Legal and Compliance were ahead of the curve and tackled complexity head-on to build a faster, more effective organization.
Join Micron’s Steven Chen to hear the story behind building a regional Compliance Week “machine”—from planning and partnerships to on-site execution, virtual reality engagement, and ambassadors who keep the program alive after the booths come down.
The Ethisphere Data Intelligence Lab is an interactive space where attendees experience the full value of Ethisphere’s data, platform, and expertise—live and in context. Each 90-minute breakout opens with senior data experts exploring the “why” behind key assessment questions and sharing first insights from the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® data. This year’s data presentation focuses on the themes of organizational justice and the influence of managers. Attendees then choose their experience: hands-on platform access and live training, facilitated peer meetups to apply insights in practice, or open “ask us anything” conversations with Ethisphere’s data experts.
Join Ethisphere Chief Strategy Officer Erica Salmon Byrne and Editor in Chief Bill Coffin as they examine recent news stories that have big implications for the world of ethics and compliance. From government regulation to AI to culture gone astray and more, these stories serve as ready-made narratives to share within your own organization that support your E&C work, the risks you manage, and the value you create.
In this episode, Labcorp Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer, Tracy Strong, discusses the considerable compliance challenges that come with the company’s active mergers and acquisition strategy, and how her team partners with Labcorp’s M&A team to help facilitate transactions. As a testament to Labcorp’s commitment to running a best-in-class E&C program, the company earned Ethisphere’s Compliance Leader Verification recognition from August 2024 through December 2025.
Compliance and sustainability risks are inevitable—constant firefighting doesn’t have to be. In this interactive, case-based workshop, participants will work through a realistic compliance and sustainability crisis affecting a global subsidiary. Attendees will join Ethisphere experts Craig Moss, EVP of Measurement, and Eric Jorgenson and Emily Miner, Directors in Data & Services, to break into role-based teams to assess the situation and put out the fire to minimize damage to business continuity and reputation. Then the groups will apply residual risk calculations to prioritize next steps over the following 6–12 months to prevent future crises. The session will also explore how Generative AI can leverage residual risk data to help scale compliance and sustainability risk management across complex organizations.
The cultural and political climate around workplace fairness initiatives is shifting, creating uncertainty for organizations committed to fostering a sense of belonging and equity. Stakeholders and regulators often hold conflicting expectations, making it difficult to chart a clear course. In this session, leaders share how they are continuing to support fairness, inclusion, and opportunity in their organizations while adhering to non-discrimination requirements. Participants will gain practical insight into how to strengthen trust and uphold their values—even as the external environment evolves.